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Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach

To: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
Subject: Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach
From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 12:13:07 -0500
Winter LSR? Well I guess we could extend LSR to all four seasons. Might be
fun. Still have to rely on Mother Nature to cooperate.

John Beckett, LSR #79


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
Cc: "land-speed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach


>
> John, List,
> Lets see, there are those aluminum billet front tires/wheels, there is a
> gilmer belt drive to the rear wheels, the driver is inside and ahead of
the
> engine ...!  I'll bet you could put skis on the front for steering without
> too much trouble, the only problem would be drive wheel traction and some
> paddle tires like they use for sand drags could help solve that.
> Wonder if you could find studded snow tires that wouldn't lose the studs
at
> speed?  (That could be a trip!)   I wouldn't expect 200 but I'll bet it
> would be some fast ride!
> We could get snowmobile racer/car builder Ray Henrie together with Roy
Steen
> (Herbert/Steen 'liner) in Idaho Falls, ID, they both live near each other,
> and with some consultation from Gene Burkland who built the Jaz 'liner in
> the first place they could come up with a very fast machine.
> Maybe next year at Maxton?  Possibly an Olympic Sport?  Snow streamliner
ice
> racing on Willard Bay, a diked fresh water area of the Great Salt Lake?
> Boggles the mind.  Rick Vesco has a shop selling snowmobiles just four
miles
> from there, wonder what the Vesco Brothers could come up with?  Gas
turbine
> powered?  Wow!
> Next we could have streamlined bar-stool races with studded snow tires!
> Wonder what Terry Nish would say about that?
> Wes ... in Utah, site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games
> ----------
> > From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> > To: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>,"JAMES  CANNON"
> <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>
> > Subject: Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach
> > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:10:33 -0500
> >
> >That would be a ride. 200 MPH on a Snowmobile??
> >
> >John Beckett, LSR #79
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Wester S Potter" <wspotter@jps.net>
> >To: "JAMES CANNON" <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>
> >Cc: "land-speed list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 10:52 PM
> >Subject: Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach
> >
> >
> >> Get Jack Harris to put his turbocharged Polaris snowmobile engine back
in
> >> the streamliner he sold to Wade Zimmerman of Jaz.  He'd win the whole
> >meet!
> >> 220 mph in a 'liner you start with a rope!
> >> Wes
> >> ----------
> >> > From: "JAMES  CANNON" <dr.piston@worldnet.att.net>
> >> > To: "Richard Kensicki"
> >> <richk@sparta-junction.com>,<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >> > Subject: Re: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach
> >> > Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:47:54 -0500
> >> >
> >> >I vote we have a meet at Maxton this weekend A/BF-2000/4 SNOWMOBILE
MEET
> >> >
> >> >jIM FROM SALEM VA
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Richard Kensicki <richk@sparta-junction.com>
> >> >To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >> >Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 7:47 PM
> >> >Subject: Of Maxton snow & suspension & Myrtle Beach
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>So how much snow does Maxton have tonight?
> >> >>
> >> >>Noted that some cars run no rear suspension (none in front either?).
Is
> >> >>this common to B-ville and the lakes only?
> >> >>
> >> >>Is there an elevation plan for Maxton. Just curious if everyone is
> >> >>running up hill, down hill or level?
> >> >>
> >> >>I'll be going to the PeeDee Rod Run in Myrtle Beach (Mar 16-18).
Anyone
> >> >>from this list going? Hoping to make it the the April opener at
Maxton
> >> >>too.
> >> >>
> >> >>Rich
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
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